Was the lame man in Acts 3 healed by resurrection power or by the Messiah's power?
The lame man in Acts 3 was healed by the power of the Messiah, not by resurrection power. Peter took him by the hand and said, “In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” This continued what Christ had been doing for three years, in the power promised in Acts 1:8.
Les explains that these early chapters have no Church language—no bishops, deacons, pastors, or instructions about behavior in the house of God. This was an extension of Judaism: temple, worship, prayer at the ninth hour, and now the healing of the lame man. He stresses it was not on the power of resurrection, but on the power of the Messiah, the Christ, the Lord Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God. In Acts 3:6, Peter takes the lame man by the hand and says, “In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” Les says this was appropriate because Peter was continuing what Christ had been doing for three years, and it connects with Acts 1:8, where Jesus said the Holy Spirit would come and give power to do what He had been doing. The Holy Spirit would not come until He left.
Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.